# Forum Guide & Feedback

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## [Allow release-managers to post Ecosystem Releases](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-release-managers-to-post-ecosystem-releases/3549)

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**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-release-managers-to-post-ecosystem-releases/3549 "2024-02-12T16:10:02Z")

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Would it be possible to allow members of the @release-managers group to post to the Ecosystem Releases category without having our posts moderated? Posting announcements to the forum is now a part of the Ansible package …

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## [Requesting auto-tagging for the DaWGs meeting logs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-auto-tagging-for-the-dawgs-meeting-logs/2759)

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**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-auto-tagging-for-the-dawgs-meeting-logs/2759 "2023-12-22T09:26:25Z")

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Going to ping @gotmax23 and @oranod for opinions before we do this, but I’d like for background magic to autotag the documentation meeting logs like I think @Leo implemented for the community WG meeting. I’ve been manua…

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## [Should we have issue templates?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-we-have-issue-templates/1039)

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**Author:** [@Kevinwincott](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kevinwincott)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-we-have-issue-templates/1039 "2023-12-19T12:36:30Z")

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(Mod edit: this was originally a PM but we agreed to make it public for wider discussion) Hi All, Didn’t get chance to speak to @gwmngilfen too much in Berlin (my fault) but one of the things that I found that made lea…

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## [No option to delete the account](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-option-to-delete-the-account/2911)

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**Author:** [@charlesrocket](https://forum.ansible.com/u/charlesrocket)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-option-to-delete-the-account/2911 "2023-12-15T14:52:58Z")

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One should be able to delete the account.

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## [Issues creating an account](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-creating-an-account/2197)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-creating-an-account/2197 "2023-11-20T09:28:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from The new Galaxy is completely broken: Hi @bviktor - I didn’t want to derail the thread you posted this in, so I’ve started a new one here to address the issues you had signing up. Firstly, …

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## [Documentation tag and Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-tag-and-get-help/1889)

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**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-tag-and-get-help/1889 "2023-10-24T16:15:57Z")

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Would it be possible to prevent the documentation tag from being used in the Get Help section? People are tagging random help posts with documentation when it should really only be used in Project Discussions.

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## [Disabling the animated fade effect on new posts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disabling-the-animated-fade-effect-on-new-posts/128)

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**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disabling-the-animated-fade-effect-on-new-posts/128 "2023-10-20T16:53:35Z")

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I’m using the “Dracula” theme right now (I haven’t settled on a theme I’m entirely happy with yet). When I open up a topic that has new posts, there is a really bright and distracting fade effect on the new posts. I did…

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## [Handling duplicate Meetup events](https://forum.ansible.com/t/handling-duplicate-meetup-events/1796)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/handling-duplicate-meetup-events/1796 "2023-10-19T12:05:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Ansible-Montreal Meetup @ OVH \[2023-11-08\]: @rfc2549 thanks for posting the meetup! I think our Meetup-bot has also created a topic here - is that a duplicate? This is going to happen mor…

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## [Blue "New" circle doesn't go away for "Get Help" section](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blue-new-circle-doesnt-go-away-for-get-help-section/1754)

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**Author:** [@jrglynn2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jrglynn2)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blue-new-circle-doesnt-go-away-for-get-help-section/1754 "2023-10-18T16:25:16Z")

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The little blue circle that shows when unread topics are available in each section will not clear for the Get Help section. When I go into the section, there is no “New” tab indicating anything is new, nor any other not…

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## [Can't seem to start a new topic via button (works by URL)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-seem-to-start-a-new-topic-via-button-works-by-url/1366)

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**Author:** [@johrstrom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/johrstrom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-seem-to-start-a-new-topic-via-button-works-by-url/1366 "2023-10-03T16:12:02Z")

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I don’t see a button for it. Other discourse’s I’m a part of I see the button (I can only upload 1 image). But obviously I’m missing something because when I’m typing this reply the URL Ansible works for me. So I g…

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## [Allow subscribing to an intersection of category + project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-subscribing-to-an-intersection-of-category-project/1157)

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**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-subscribing-to-an-intersection-of-category-project/1157 "2023-09-29T08:27:38Z")

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It’d be nice if Discourse allowed subscribing to an intersection of a forum category and tag. I want to subscribe to documentation in Project Discussions, but I don’t want to get emails when people add a bunch of random …

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## [Forum.ansible.com: Buttons not working in Chrome](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-ansible-com-buttons-not-working-in-chrome/994)

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**Author:** [@mophahr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mophahr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-ansible-com-buttons-not-working-in-chrome/994 "2023-09-27T13:15:23Z")

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Is there a meta-forum where this would fit better? I’m using Version 117.0.5938.88 (Official Build) (64-bit) of Chrome on Fedora, and the header-menu buttons don’t seem to be clickable. I’ve tried deleting cookies w/o a…

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## [Site-wide reduced or disabled motion settings](https://forum.ansible.com/t/site-wide-reduced-or-disabled-motion-settings/390)

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**Author:** [@jillr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jillr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/site-wide-reduced-or-disabled-motion-settings/390 "2023-09-25T17:58:24Z")

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As far as I can tell there isn’t a way to disable motion (animated gifs and the like) as a site wide setting, but maybe I’ve missed something? Semi-related to Disabling the animated fade effect on new posts - #4 by gwmn…

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## [Default Tracking vs Watching for replies on a topic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/default-tracking-vs-watching-for-replies-on-a-topic/1086)

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**Author:** [@jbericat](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jbericat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/default-tracking-vs-watching-for-replies-on-a-topic/1086 "2023-09-25T12:45:32Z")

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Hello @gwmngilfen I believe there is something wrong with forum notifications, since I did not receive any after being replied by another user in a post I am tracking. More precisely: On the enclosed screenshot, I belie…

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## [Useful advanced search filters](https://forum.ansible.com/t/useful-advanced-search-filters/796)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/useful-advanced-search-filters/796 "2023-09-15T11:20:30Z")

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This post is a wiki, feel free to add some cool searches! As a reminder you can add links to your sidebar for your frequent usecases. Unanswered help topics more than 1 day old \[@gwmngilfen\] This is useful to me to make…

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## [Add Reactions plugin to the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-reactions-plugin-to-the-forum/579)

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**Author:** [@sean\_sullivan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sean_sullivan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-reactions-plugin-to-the-forum/579 "2023-09-13T07:18:59Z")

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Was poking around the badges, and found the Reaction one, and then went hunting. And found we don’t have that plugin enabled. I think it would be a fun/useful addition to the server to enable this, as users could reac…

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## [Would it make sense to have tags for every module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-it-make-sense-to-have-tags-for-every-module/514)

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**Author:** [@dulhaver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dulhaver)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/would-it-make-sense-to-have-tags-for-every-module/514 "2023-09-13T05:15:11Z")

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… in order to structure i.e. searches in the forum? Or are there just too many modules in order to maintain this well?

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## [Site redirect forums.ansible.com to forum.ansible.com](https://forum.ansible.com/t/site-redirect-forums-ansible-com-to-forum-ansible-com/580)

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**Author:** [@sean\_sullivan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sean_sullivan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/site-redirect-forums-ansible-com-to-forum-ansible-com/580 "2023-09-12T16:22:07Z")

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I know this is likely only a few peoples problems, but thinking that we should do a site redirect of forums.ansible.com to forum.ansible.com, I know that when sharing or typing it, I’ve gotten it wrong a few times in the…

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## [Forum Feeds into news readers (like Feedly)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-feeds-into-news-readers-like-feedly/567)

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**Author:** [@jrglynn2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jrglynn2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-feeds-into-news-readers-like-feedly/567 "2023-09-12T15:40:12Z")

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Hi there! I use a news reader (Feedly), and was wondering if more specific feeds could be made available to be “seen” by them? Currently I can only add the main URL to Feedly, which then fills my feed with every entry i…

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## [\[Q\] Who owns/runs this website?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-who-owns-runs-this-website/387)

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**Author:** [@bahmanm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bahmanm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-who-owns-runs-this-website/387 "2023-09-12T10:46:46Z")

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:wave: I’ve got a couple of questions RE the forums website and how it operates. Can you please elaborate a bit on the answers to my rather blunt questions? (1) Is this a community-driven community-owned website? Do …

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## [GitHub integrations and badges for contribution?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-integrations-and-badges-for-contribution/142)

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**Author:** [@TheRealHaoLiu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TheRealHaoLiu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-integrations-and-badges-for-contribution/142 "2023-09-12T10:11:57Z")

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I would like to find a place to discuss different idea for automations that we can put around the forum. For example, would it be possible to have integration with GitHub that somehow show GitHub contribution to Ansible…

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## [How to add event to calendar](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-event-to-calendar/399)

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**Author:** [@sean\_sullivan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sean_sullivan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-event-to-calendar/399 "2023-09-11T19:43:41Z")

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I created this, and Think I may have done it wrong, but how do you get that on the calendar for events?

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## [Auto-close rules for the Help category?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/auto-close-rules-for-the-help-category/286)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/auto-close-rules-for-the-help-category/286 "2023-09-08T23:12:16Z")

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I’m wondering if we need something for Get Help to keep the triage process flowing… Get Help is a place we expect our volunteers to do work in, so it’s on us to make that a usable experience. We’re have the Solved plugi…

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## [Opening up the forum for everyone - timeframe](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174 "2023-08-28T09:00:08Z")

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I think I’ve spoken with most (if not all) of you about how the “private beta” of the forum needed to be short, because a forum is not much use without wider participation. To that end, I would like to make the site open…

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## [Header vs footer (and content)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/header-vs-footer-and-content/140)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/header-vs-footer-and-content/140 "2023-08-23T13:35:14Z")

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Right now, we have a very minimal header for extra links to things: I do not like :frowning\_face: - but the alternatives are not better, at least not for the header. However, CDCK are happy to copy the footer from Fed…

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## [Tracking open polls](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tracking-open-polls/165)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tracking-open-polls/165 "2023-08-22T13:46:33Z")

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@shanemcd and I were discussing how to make sure we’re aware of any in-progress polls, so that interested people can make sure they’re not missing out. This is pretty important. Sadly, unlike solved/unsolved posts, the …

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## [Creating a community docs meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-community-docs-meeting/374)

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**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-community-docs-meeting/374 "2023-08-22T08:36:39Z")

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(Moderators note: this was split from Documentation Working Group Agenda in order to keep that topic a bit cleaner. It’s preserved here in case it’s useful) Two questions - 1 - is this the right place to post meeting a…

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## [Custom field for pronouns?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-field-for-pronouns/134)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-field-for-pronouns/134 "2023-08-16T16:13:10Z")

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I’m seeing some pronouns coming up in Display names, which reminds me that we didn’t account for that. Does it make sense to add a custom field to the user profile (I.e like Matrix ID and GitHub ID) for people to put th…

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## [Cookies on the Ansible Community forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cookies-on-the-ansible-community-forum/139)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cookies-on-the-ansible-community-forum/139 "2023-08-16T11:06:08Z")

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